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(No Model.) I I T. GRANBERY.

Ear Ring;

No. 242,528. Patented June 7,1881.

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' ATTORNEY.

UNiTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE GRANBERY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EAR-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,528, dated June 7, 1881. Application filed February 1, 1681. (No model.)

To all whom rt may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE GRANBERY,

of New York, in the county of New York andv State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ear-Rings and I do hereby declare that thei'ollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, that will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates more particularly to the manner of attaching the ring or hook to the ear-ring, and it is more especially applicable to non-metallic substances.

The invention consists in a novel construction of the ear-ring top, and the combination therewith and with the ring or hook of devices secured to said ring or hook, whereby the parts are held securely in place together and prevented from vibrating, and provision is made for the attachment of a drop or pendant when desired, as hereinafter more particular] y described.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a mode of carrying out my invention, Figure 1 being an enlarged perspective view, and Bi g. 2 a longitudinal vertical section.

A represents the ring or hook which passes through the ear.

B is what is technically called the ear-ring drop, and G is a drop or pendant. The top and the drop may be made of any of the stones, compositions, or other substances used for such purposes.

The wire ring or hook A passes longitudinally and vertically through the top B, and its ends engage with each other in the usual manner, in order to clasp the egr-ring in place on the ear.

As'the hole in the top Bis necessarily round, said top would vibrate laterally on the ring or hook A if no means were adopted to prevent it. In order to prevent such vibration, the lower end of the topB is provided with a transverse notch, groove, or depression, I), and the ring or hook A is provided with a projection for engagement with said depression. If no drop or pendant is to be used, this depression may be of any suitable description. In order, however, to provide for the attachment of a drop or pendant, I prefer to use a ring, a, which is soldered to the hook A, or may, if desired, be formed by a coil in the wire of said hook A. This ring a fits snugly in the groove or recess 1), and thus eftectually prevents the top B from turning or vibrating. The recess 1) may run parallel with the plane of the curve of the hook A or transversely thereto, and the ring a is arranged to correspond therewith, and in either case provision is mad e for the attachment of a drop or pendant.

At the upper end of the top B is a ring or collar,f,which is slipped over the wire Aand pressed closely against the top B, and then soldered to said wire A. By means of this collar f and the abutment formed by the ring a the top B is held firmly in place on the wireA and prevented from vibrating or moving in any direction.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An ear-ring top provided with a notch, groove, or recess, 1), at its lower end, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. In an ear-ring, the combination of the top B, provided with a groove or recess, 12, at its lower end, and the hook or ring A, provided with an abutment, a, for engagement with said recess, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 17th January, 1881.

THEODORE GRANBERY.

Witnesses:

PURVIs J. MUERSON, EDGAR GARRE'ISON.

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